As one of the oldest specialist #PQC firms in the world, we have seen first hand the industry's growth. So when we say that 2022 was one of the most exciting years in PQC- you know we mean it. We thought we'd celebrate the most significant changes we have seen in the last year
In March, @NATO announced that they had successfully tested our hybrid VPN network. This secured NATO’s communications from quantum attack while also being compatible with any of NIST’s candidate algorithms- which is critical for a supranational organisation like NATO.
In May, the sleeping giant awoke as the US released NSM-10. This set the goal for all federal IT to be transitioned to post-quantum cryptography by 2035. This put all federal agencies on notice that quantum migration was coming sooner rather than later...
In June, the G7 announced that they would cooperate on post-quantum cryptography standards. This communication confirmed that the quantum threat was an international cybersecurity issue, and further demonstrated the priority given to it by countries like the US and France.
In November, the OMB followed up on NSM-10 with a memo that set hard deadlines for transitioning Federal IT to PQC. The first inventory must be completed by this summer, with rolling deadlines after this. This has started the quantum migration of Federal Agencies in earnest.
In December, the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act became law. This requires the OMB to prioritise the migration to IT systems with #PQC and requires the White House to create guidance on assessing critical systems once NIST has produced its standards
That was 2022. So much has changed in the last year, and that's without mentioning some of the updates from France and other countries. This all raises an important question- what does 2023 hold? We'll certainly see more changes... and you will see some big announcements from us.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
